The Predictive Value of Radiographs and the Pirani Score for Later Additional Surgery in Ponseti-Treated Idiopathic Clubfeet, an Observational Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Sophie Moerman (Author), Nienke Zijlstra-Koenrades (Author), Max Reijman (Author), Dagmar R. J. Kempink (Author), Johannes H. J. M. Bessems (Author), Suzanne de Vos-Jakobs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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There are few validated predictors of the need for additional surgery in idiopathic clubfeet treated according to the Ponseti method. Our aim was to examine if physical examination (Pirani score) and radiographs at the age of three months (after initial correction of the clubfeet) can predict the fu...